Andrews University Virtual Commencement and
Celebration of Graduates
Berrien Springs, Michigan May 1–3, 2020
Inclusion of a candidate’s name in this commencement booklet may not be used as evidence of having completed the requirements for the degree for which he/she is listed.
An official list of graduates will be posted on the Andrews University website.
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO GRADUATES
Dear Graduates,
I know this ceremony was not how you imagined your graduation a few months ago. And I am sorry it is like this but please know that this virtual commencement in no way diminishes your success. All of us at Andrews University are proud of you. I am proud of you.
We are particularly proud of your achievement in reaching this point of graduation. You have managed many and various challenges, not least of which are the last two months of your studies, and you have done so with courage and determination. You have also done much more. You have shared with us your story, your lives. That has been a gift to us and we are the better for having had you as a student at Andrews University.
Thank you too for engaging with us as a community of faith. The journey of faith means constant learning as we deepen our understanding of the gospel. You have done that alongside us, and our hope is that as you graduate you do so with a deepened commitment to your God and to being an active part of a faith community.
I want to thank you too for being a class that has taken to heart the phrase, World Changers Made Here. I have seen the way you have made a difference already: to this campus community, to the local community and to the world. I know that you are poised to continue with that same commitment. World Changers for a changing world.
I would leave with you two texts that as President I seek to live by daily:
Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
I John 4:7,8 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Blessings to each of you!
Andrea Luxton President
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BACCALAUREATE May 2, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
Pioneer Memorial Church
Welcome Michael Nixon Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion
We Sing Praises “My Worship” Vocals: Rebecca Puii, Laia Burgos, BA, “Great Are You Lord” Richla Sabuin, BA, Adoniah Simon; “The Blessing” Trevor Furst, BS, cajon; Lucas Aguiar, electric guitar; Teddy Kim, BA, guitar; Theard Pierre, bass
Prayer Leah Wooten Undergraduate Student Association President
Andrews Experience: God Makes A Way Kyle Smith, Student Chaplain Letitia Bullard, BFA/BA Joseph Capeles, MDiv
Worship in Music “Just This Once” Abel Siamubi & Jephthah Ndlovu The Watchmen
Homily “The Ride of Your Life” Dwight K. Nelson Lead Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
Hymn of Commitment “Go Forth, Go Forth With Christ” No. 377 Charles Reid, Associate Professor of Voice, and Julie Reid, choristers
A Celebration For Our Graduates José Bourget, University Chaplain Judith Bernard-Fisher, Director, Counseling & Testing Center
Donnie Keele, Dean of Meier Hall A’Lisa Sorensen, Dean of Lamson Hall
Christina Hunter, Dean of University Towers Frances Faehner, Vice President for Campus & Student Life
Benediction Andrea Luxton President
Closing Voluntary “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” Kenneth Logan Adjunct Professor of Music, Organ
PRESIDENT’S CHARGE
Graduates of Andrews University, you now start a new chapter in your personal
and professional life. I would ask you to approach this particular chapter with
clarity of purpose and commitment to values and faith that represent Andrews
University, your alma mater. As a University we claim, “World Changers Made
Here.” You are now poised to show the truth of that claim.
While at this University you have engaged with your faculty and staff who
have chosen to be both Christians and exemplary professionals. They have
invited you and your peers to consistently live out your faith with relevance
and integrity. They have encouraged you to reach the highest goals academically
and professionally. And, today, I ask you to embrace the opportunities and
challenges that await you with passion and conviction. Carry with you the best
of all that you have learned here and use your increased knowledge and skills to
add meaningful quality and spiritual significance to this world.
You leave here with a degree but this is certainly not the end of your learning.
Continue to seek honestly for the truth. Desire to keep learning more of God’s
kingdom. Search for opportunities where you can bring freshness, healing and
creativity. Advance your profession with enthusiasm and integrity. Live with
warmth, compassion and energy. With all this, always remember to be still and
hear the gentle guiding whisper of God.
So I charge you, as graduates of Andrews University, to live by these values and
ideals. And may the love of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit go with you always.
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COMMENCEMENTSeventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
May 3, 2020, 10 a.m.
Processional from “Regalia: A Grand Processional on DIADEMATA” Kenneth Logan
Welcome & Invocation Jiri Moskala Dean, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
President’s Address Andrea Luxton
Musical Selection “This Is Our Prayer” Music, Adriana Perera Department of Music Virtual Choir
and Orchestra
Conferring of Degrees The President Presiding
Presentation of Candidates
President’s Charge Andrea Luxton
Welcome to Alumni Andriy Kharkovyy Director of Alumni Services
Dedicatory Prayer Christon ArthurProvost
Closing Voluntary from “Toccata” Eugène Gigout
Organist: Kenneth D. Logan, Adjunct Professor of Music Reader: Denis J.H. Fortin, Professor of Historical Theology
J.N. Andrews Benediction
And now, as we set forth, we commit ourselves to the merciful protection of God, and we especially ask the prayers of the people of God
that His blessing may attend us in this sacred work.—J.N. Andrews
September 15, 1874
Lyrics, Nicholas Zork
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COMMENCEMENTCollege of Education & International Services
May 3, 2020, 11 a.m.
Processional from “Regalia: A Grand Processional on DIADEMATA” Kenneth Logan
Welcome & Invocation Alayne Thorpe Dean, College of Education &
International Services
President’s Address Andrea Luxton
Musical Selection “This Is Our Prayer” Music, Adriana Perera Department of Music Virtual Choir
and Orchestra
Conferring of Degrees The President Presiding
Presentation of Candidates
President’s Charge Andrea Luxton
Welcome to Alumni Andriy Kharkovyy Director of Alumni Services
Dedicatory Prayer Christon ArthurProvost
Closing Voluntary from “Toccata” Eugène Gigout
Organist: Kenneth D. Logan, Adjunct Professor of Music Reader: Denis J.H. Fortin, Professor of Historical Theology
J.N. Andrews Benediction
And now, as we set forth, we commit ourselves to the merciful protection of God, and we especially ask the prayers of the people of God
that His blessing may attend us in this sacred work.—J.N. Andrews
September 15, 1874
Lyrics, Nicholas Zork
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COMMENCEMENTCollege of Health & Human Services
May 3, 2020, 12 p.m.
Processional from “Regalia: A Grand Processional on DIADEMATA” Kenneth Logan
Welcome & Invocation Emmanuel Rudatsikira Dean, College of Health & Human Services
President’s Address Andrea Luxton
Musical Selection “This Is Our Prayer” Music, Adriana Perera Department of Music Virtual Choir
and Orchestra
Conferring of Degrees The President Presiding
Presentation of Candidates
President’s Charge Andrea Luxton
Welcome to Alumni Andriy Kharkovyy Director of Alumni Services
Dedicatory Prayer Christon ArthurProvost
Closing Voluntary from “Toccata” Eugène Gigout
Organist: Kenneth D. Logan, Adjunct Professor of Music Reader: Denis J.H. Fortin, Professor of Historical Theology
J.N. Andrews Benediction
And now, as we set forth, we commit ourselves to the merciful protection of God, and we especially ask the prayers of the people of God
that His blessing may attend us in this sacred work.—J.N. Andrews
September 15, 1874
Lyrics, Nicholas Zork
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COMMENCEMENTCollege of Professions
May 3, 2020, 1 p.m.
Processional from “Regalia: A Grand Processional on DIADEMATA” Kenneth Logan
Welcome & Invocation Ralph Trecartin Dean, College of Professions
President’s Address Andrea Luxton
Musical Selection “This Is Our Prayer” Music, Adriana Perera Department of Music Virtual Choir
and Orchestra
Conferring of Degrees The President Presiding
Presentation of Candidates
President’s Charge Andrea Luxton
Welcome to Alumni Andriy Kharkovyy Director of Alumni Services
Dedicatory Prayer Christon ArthurProvost
Closing Voluntary from “Toccata” Eugène Gigout
Organist: Kenneth D. Logan, Adjunct Professor of Music Reader: Denis J.H. Fortin, Professor of Historical Theology
J.N. Andrews Benediction
And now, as we set forth, we commit ourselves to the merciful protection of God, and we especially ask the prayers of the people of God
that His blessing may attend us in this sacred work.—J.N. Andrews
September 15, 1874
Lyrics, Nicholas Zork
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COMMENCEMENTCollege of Arts & Sciences
May 3, 2020, 2 p.m.
Processional from “Regalia: A Grand Processional on DIADEMATA” Kenneth Logan
Welcome & Invocation Amy Rebok Rosenthal Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
President’s Address Andrea Luxton
Musical Selection “This Is Our Prayer” Music, Adriana Perera Department of Music Virtual Choir
and Orchestra
Conferring of Degrees The President Presiding
Presentation of Candidates
President’s Charge Andrea Luxton
Welcome to Alumni Andriy Kharkovyy Director of Alumni Services
Dedicatory Prayer Christon ArthurProvost
Closing Voluntary from “Toccata” Eugène Gigout
Organist: Kenneth D. Logan, Adjunct Professor of Music Reader: Denis J.H. Fortin, Professor of Historical Theology
J.N. Andrews Benediction
And now, as we set forth, we commit ourselves to the merciful protection of God, and we especially ask the prayers of the people of God
that His blessing may attend us in this sacred work.—J.N. Andrews
September 15, 1874
Lyrics, Nicholas Zork
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CommencementMay 3, 2020, 10 a.m.
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Established 1934 Jiří Moskala, Dean
Graduate StudentsDavid Daniel Acosta Doria, MAPM Pastoral MinistryTania Lizette Acuna, MDiv DivinityBright Akwasi Agyemang-Baah, MDiv DivinityGimps Atisme, MDiv DivinityJenner Jackson Becerra, MAPM Pastoral MinistryDavid Benjamin, MAPM Pastoral MinistryDaniel Daqwan Bennett, MAYYAM Youth &
Young Adult MinistryDarryl Keith Bentley, MAPM Pastoral MinistryRoberto Jesus Blanco, MAPM Pastoral Ministry + Lexius Breny, MDiv Divinity +Katelyn Elizabeth Campbell, MDiv DivinityJuan Andres Cancino Castillo, MAPM Pastoral MinistryBryan Joseph Capeles, MDiv DivinitySeong Jin Cho, MDiv Divinity/ChaplaincyVladimir Climaco, MDiv DivinityErica Morgan Cosgrove, MAYYAM Youth &
Young Adult MinistryJonathan Lemuel Cross, MAPM Pastoral MinistryIvan Roel Cruz Rodriguez, MAPM Pastoral MinistryEdwin Francisco De Paula Adon, MAPM Pastoral MinistryAngel Abdiel Del Toro, MAPM Pastoral MinistryRoxan Marie Del Valle, MDiv Divinity/ChaplaincyByron Robert Durant, MDiv Divinity/ChaplaincyMichael Wayne Dyson, MAPM Pastoral MinistryElizabeth Emswiler, MA Religion/Archaeology &
History of AntiquityThesis: The Casemate Wall System of Khirbet Safra
Chair: Paul J. RayBlake Andrew Engelhart, MDiv DivinityTina Ericho, MDiv DivinityJean Etienne, MDiv DivinityDavid Fernandez, MDiv Divinity/Youth &
Young Adult MinistryLuis Angel Filpo, MDiv DivinityClaudio Fuentes Torres, MAPM Pastoral MinistryCheri Leann Gatton, MAPM Pastoral MinistryChristian Genao, MDiv DivinityJacob Daniel Gibbs, MAPM Pastoral MinistryGerardo Sanchez Gomez, MAPM Pastoral Ministry
Lisandra Idalis Gonzalez, MAPM Pastoral MinistryMilton Doel Gonzalez, MA Religion/Theological Studies
Thesis: A Narrative Analysis of Genesis 3:1–7 and the Theological Significance of the Serpent
Chair: JoAnn DavidsonFredrick Leon Grant, MAPM Pastoral MinistrySarah Ann Grover, MAPM Pastoral MinistryEssam Habib, MDiv DivinityCody Floyd Harmon, MDiv DivinityNicole Harvey-Williams, MDiv DivinityUne Hasegawa, MAYYAM Youth & Young Adult MinistryJennifer Nicole Hernandez, MAPM Pastoral MinistryFredo Ignace, MAPM Pastoral MinistryMichael Jerome Johnson, MAPM Pastoral MinistryDariel Jordan, MAPM Pastoral MinistryNey Khut, MDiv DivinityHyunjoo Kim, MA Religious EducationDmitry Ruvimovich Kucheryavenko, MDiv DivinityMarkus Kutzschbach, MA ReligionJu Hyung Lee, MDiv DivinityLuis Linan Olivera, MAPM Pastoral MinistryEric Andre Louw, MDiv DivinitySaixi Lu, MDiv DivinityJacqueline Denise Mack, MAPM Pastoral MinistryDavid Maldonado, MDiv DivinityFrida Juliana Marson, MAPM Pastoral MinistryRicardo Gaston Mena, MDiv Divinity +Keith Irving Miller, MDiv DivinityJannel Alyssia Monroe, MDiv DivinityMadjer Alves Monteiro, MDiv DivinityLudwing Morales, MAPM Pastoral MinistryAbel Morrobel, MDiv DivinityAdrian LaMonte Murray, MDiv DivinityBastian Leslaw Ogon, MA Religion
Thesis: The Concept of Truth in the Gospel of JohnChair: Laurent,iu F. Mot,
Ariel Padron, MAPM Pastoral MinistryJosé Antonio Pagán, MAPM Pastoral MinistryJean Traifield Parisien, MAPM Pastoral MinistryJerry D Pinzon, MDiv DivinityRobert Alexander Portillo, MDiv Divinity
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Joseph Quao, MDiv DivinityAngel Alberto Ramirez Valencia, MAPM Pastoral MinistryJoelle Reuer, MAPM Pastoral MinistryMichel Rodriguez, MAPM Pastoral MinistryJosue Israel Sanchez, MDiv DivinityNeil Roy Santos, MDiv DivinityMarkus Schorr, MA ReligionMarilyn Caez Scott, MAPM Pastoral MinistryDiego Moreira Da Silva, MAPM Pastoral MinistrySteven Alexander Silva, MAPM Pastoral MinistrySamuel Steven Smith, MDiv DivinityTravis Lee Smith, MAPM Pastoral MinistryVictor Snead, MAPM Pastoral MinistryHawkins Nthayinda Soko, MDiv DivinityAdrian Solis, MAPM Pastoral MinistryRafael Fabian Soto, MAPM Pastoral MinistryEric Corey Sweeting, MDiv DivinityDavid Jay Thorpe, MDiv DivinityJoel Toro Callejas, MAPM Pastoral MinistryAubrey Lynn Toup, MDiv DivinityMoises B Urbina, MAPM Pastoral MinistryAndrew Abel Vargas, MDiv DivinityDwaine James Vaughn, MAYYAM Youth &
Young Adult MinistryWilliam A Washington, MDiv DivinityAlrick Durranie Watson, MAPM Pastoral MinistrySeanell Wray Williams, MDiv DivinityByron Orlando Wright, MDiv Divinity
Graduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Andrew Mitchell Anobile, MDiv DivinityRhume Jay Becbec, MDiv DivinityJared Isaac Callaway, MDiv Divinity/ChaplaincyMichael Marcel Corbel, MAPM Pastoral MinistryMichel-Ange Ducheine, MDiv DivinitySullivan Dutra, MDiv DivinityPer Georg Robert Filippou, MA Religion/Archaeology
& History of AntiquityThesis: When Archaeology Interacted with the Bible—A Study of the Search for the City of Raamses of Exodus 1:11 in the Researcher’s Socio-Political Context
Chair: Randall W YounkerRobert S Folkenberg, MDiv DivinitySeth Elliott Gaskin, MDiv DivinitySolomon Papie Johnson, MDiv DivinityShawn Kelley, MDiv DivinityAnthony Francis Kern, MDiv DivinityJoo Young Kim, MDiv DivinitySung Min Kim, MDiv Divinity
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Bohdan Kotyk, MDiv DivinityDavid Ernesto Machado, MAPM Pastoral MinistryJohn Edvard Maisonneuve, MAPM Pastoral MinistryHeather Anne Merizan, MA Religion/Archaeology &
History of AntiquityThesis: Preliminary Analysis of Pottery Cache from Tall Jalul, Field G Square 4
Chair: Paul GregorMichael Alexander Miller, MDiv DivinityKevin Alvin Moreno, MDiv DivinityPavel Mormin, MA ReligionGustavo Alejandro Mujica Pocay, MDiv DivinityCoylean Ann Norris, MAPM Pastoral MinistryDanny Leroy Ross, MAPM Pastoral MinistryValeri Sajin, MA ReligionChristopher David Sanford, MDiv DivinityBrian Seewaldt Rigoni, MDiv DivinityTimothy Selinger, MA Religion
Thesis: A Biblical Overview of the Concept of Fruit with an Emphasis on the “Fruit of the Spirit” in Galatians 5
Chair: Kim PapaioannouCristopher Moises Suarez-Rojas, MDiv DivinityDavid I Theodore, MAPM Pastoral MinistryKonstantinos Theofylaktidis, MA ReligionJarod David Thomas, MAPM Pastoral MinistryPaul Anthony Turner, MDiv DivinityDnieper Alahin Vegavillalobos, MDiv DivinityPierre Antoine Vincent, MAPM Pastoral MinistryJacob Ross Wilkinson, MDiv Divinity
Doctor of MinistryNathaniel Eric Elias, DMin Ministry/Youth & Young
Adult MinistryDissertation: Developing Spiritual Disciplines in Youth and Young Adult Leaders Through Mentoring at the Peachtree City Seventh-day Adventist Church
Chair: Steve CaseDeadra Lorraine Griffeth, DMin Ministry
Dissertation: A Spiritual Devotional Model for Acute Care Patients at the Florida Hospital Tampa, Florida
Chair: Siroj SorrajjakoolArthur Donta Jennings, DMin Ministry/Chaplaincy
Dissertation: Mentorship as a Bridge Out of Poverty in San Antonio, Texas
Chair: David D SedlacekTroy Solomon Levy, DMin Ministry/Urban Ministry
Dissertation: A Strategy for Increasing the Levels of Financial Literacy Among African-Americans in the Greenville Neighborhood of Jersey City, NJ
Chair: Norman K Miles
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Iosif Salajan, DMin Ministry/PreachingDissertation: Training, Equipping, and Deploying Teenagers for Preaching with a Prophetic Emphasis at the Plantation Seventh-day Adventist Church
Chair: Hyveth WilliamsJoshua William Voigt, DMin Ministry/Evangelism and
Church GrowthDissertation: A Strategy to Train Members to Encour-age Non-Members to Make Decisions for Baptism and Church Membership at the Middletown Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church
Chair: Ron E M ClouzetDwayne Wilson, DMin Ministry/Urban Ministry
Dissertation: “I Was Hungry, and You Fed Me Not:” A Church’s Response to the Food Crisis Within the Im-mediate Community of the Devonshire Seventh-day Adventist Church in Bermuda
Chair: Errol McLean
Doctor of MissiologyClifmond Lloyd Shameerudeen, DMiss Missiology
Dissertation: A Cross-Cultural Strategy for Church Planting Among Rural Hindus in Guyana
Chair: Bruce BauerSamuel Telemaque, DMiss Missiology
Dissertation: Towards a Biblical and Missiological Model of Cross-Cultural Contextualization Among Chinese Immigrants in “Barrio Chino” Duarte of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Chair: Bruce Bauer
Doctor of PhilosophyArlyn Sunshine Drew, PhD Religion/Theological Studies
Dissertation: A Hermeneutic for the Aqeah Test: A Way Beyond Jon Levenson’s and Terence Fretheim’s Models
Chair: Martin Hanna
Post-Doctoral CertificateVanderlei Dorneles da Silva, PDCert FellowshipCarlos Flavio Teixeira, PDCert Fellowship
Doctoral Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Hector Marin Garcia-Marin, DMin Ministry/Pastoral Ministry
Dissertation: Development and Implementation of a Program to Attract and Retain Youth Within the Frost-proof Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church
Chair: Manuel MoralGhenadie Girleanu, DMin Ministry/Missional Church
Dissertation: A Strategy to Reach Families with Children in Calgary, Alberta
Chair: Michael R CauleyPavel Goia, DMin Ministry/Organizational Leadership
Dissertation: Transforming the Lexington Seventh-day Adventist Church Through Spirituality and Prayer
Chair: Skip BellSimon Royce Liversidge, DMin Ministry/Organizational
LeadershipDissertation: Educating Young Adults in the Conejo Valley to Choose a Godly Spouse
Chair: Peter SwansonJorge Alberto Mata Cerdas, DMin Ministry/Pastoral Ministry
Dissertation: Implementation and Evaluation of a Seminar for Elders at the Holland Spanish Seventh-day Aventist Church, Michigan
Chair: Carlos MolinaLyle Milton Notice, DMin Ministry/Urban Ministry
Dissertation: A Cosmopolitan Theology for Creating an Urban Missional Small Group to Reach Postmodern Generations in the City of Lacombe, Alberta
Chair: Baraka G MugandaLena Valerie Toews, PhD Religion/New Testament
Dissertation: Motivations for the Sharing of Material Possessions in Acts, Philo’s De Vita Contemplativa and the Didache: A Comparative Study
Chair: Robert JohnstonMichael Fredrick Younker, PhD Religion/Theological Studies
Dissertation: The Theological Significance of the Rela-tions of Freedom and Time in the Sciences and Humani-ties: An Evaluation of the Contributions of David Bohm and Pauli Pylkkö
Chair: Martin Hanna
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CommencementMay 3, 2020, 11 a.m.
College of Education & International Services Established 2019 Alayne Thorpe, Dean
Undergraduate StudentsAlexandria Sophia Ansinn, BSELED Elementary Education/
Elementary CertificationApryl Rena Briley, BSELED Elementary Education/Elementary
Certification, Language Arts for Elementary Education/ Elementary Certification, Magna Cum Laude
Sharik Hines, BSELED Elementary Education/Elementary Certification
Katerina Danijela Maletin, BSELED Elementary Education/ Elementary Certification, Social Studies for Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude
Undergraduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Alisha R Bange, BSELED Elementary Education/Elementary
Certification, Magna Cum LaudeAngela Marie Clark, BSELED Social Studies for Elementary
Education/Elementary Certification, Spanish for K–12 Education, Summa Cum Laude
Graduate StudentsMichael James Botha, MA Leadership
Thesis: Wednesday Church: A Case Study of a Small Group with Addiction: A Local Church Response
Chair: Sorin PetrofChelsea Elizabeth Cobb, MA Higher Education AdministrationLuz del Alba Duarte Eustaquio, MAT Elementary EducationMarianne Dyrud, MA Leadership
Thesis: The Danish Seventh-day Adventist Church: Expectations of Church Leadership and Development of New Leaders: A Qualitative Study
Chair: Sorin PetrofPretoria Gittens St Juste, EdS Curriculum and InstructionAna Cristina Hermenegildo, MA School CounselingBertold Vinston Hibner, MA Leadership
Thesis: A Qualitative Study of the Lithuanian Conference Missionary School’s Students’ Perceptions of the Develop-ment of their Missionary Skills
Chair: Llewellyn EdwardsMary Insalaco, MA Clinical Mental Health CounselingMikenley Lundy, MA Clinical Mental Health CounselingHeather Marie Moore, MA Educational Psychology/
Instructional Psychology
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Thesis: A Study About the Perception of the Implementa-tion of the Sabbath School’s Four Objectives Among the Young Adults in the Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Riga, Latvia
Chair: Llewellyn EdwardsRachelle Pichot, MA Educational Psychology
Thesis: The Relationship Between Socio-Cognitive Environment and Executive Function Among Selected American Adults
Chair: Nadia NosworthyDwight Wilgo VanOmmeren, MA Leadership
Thesis: Leadership Challenges Among Female Pastoral Leaders in the Netherlands Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Chair: Reinder BruinsmaBrooke Weaver, MA Educational Psychology/
Instructional PsychologyToracia Williams, MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Graduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Salman Fahad Alqahtani, MA Clinical Mental Health
Counseling +Frederick Desmond Armstrong, GRCert Educational
Leadership, MA Educational LeadershipHeather Bell, MA Curriculum and InstructionMiriama Janosova, MA Clinical Mental Health CounselingBrice Allen Petgen, MS Counseling PsychologyRebekah Lynne Reynolds, MA Clinical Mental Health
Counseling
Doctor of PhilosophyShanter Hilary Alexander, PhD School Psychology
Dissertation: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Behavioral Manifestations of Executive Functioning and Social Competence in Children with Autism Ages 11–18 without Intellectual Disability
Chair: Elvin GabrielCatherine Elizabeth Mahrt-Washington, PhD Higher
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Education AdministrationDissertation: Advising Assessment Practices of Advis-ing Professionals at an Accredited United Kingdom Urban Career-Focused Higher Education Institution: A Replicated Quantitative, Descriptive Analysis
Chair: Gustavo GregoruttiCarlton Michael Martin, PhD Counseling Psychology
Dissertation: Choice of God/Higher Power, Perceptions of God/Higher Power, Religious Beliefs and Behaviors, and Social Support as Predictors of Length of Sobriety, Satisfaction with Life, and Quality of Life Among People Recovering from Alcohol Addictions in Three Midwestern States
Chair: Elvin GabrielIgor Milosavljevic, PhD Educational Leadership
Dissertation: The Effects of a Transition Program on the Academic Achievement of Ninth Grade Students in a California Suburban High School
Chair: Duane CovrigPardon Kandanga Mwansa, PhD Educational Leadership
Dissertation: School Principals’ Leadership Style and Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in High- and Low-Achieving Schools in Chikankata, Zambia
Chair: Janet LedesmaSteven Dale Reece, PhD Leadership
Dissertation: The Third Space: The Meeting of Jew and Christian in the Act of Remembering, Restoring, and Reconciling: A Case Study of the Matzevah Foundation
Chair: Erich BaumgartnerEduardo Sola Chagas Lima, PhD Curriculum and
Instruction/Curriculum TheoryDissertation: Music Notation-to-Color Synesthesia and Early Stages of Music Education: A Grounded Theory Study
Chair: Anneris Coria-NaviaNathanael Mark Stephens, PhD Counseling Psychology
Dissertation: A Correlational Study of Burnout and Per-sonality Among Clergy in the United States
Chair: Elvin Gabriel
Doctoral Degree Conferred December 31, 2019Monih Ahmed Alshehri, PhD Educational Psychology
Dissertation: Working Memory and Attention as Predic-tors of Processing Speed in Elementary School Students: A Developmental Study
Co-chairs: Tevni Grajales, Nadia Nosworthy
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CommencementMay 3, 2020, 12 p.m.
College of Health & Human Services Established 2012 Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Dean
Undergraduate StudentsOluwatimilehin Adedapo Adesina, BSN Nursing,
Magna Cum LaudeOpeyemi Ayodeji Adesina, BHS Physical TherapyVan Hamy Reu Karamihan Avellona, BSA Architecture,
Cum LaudeMeghla Bairagee, BSN Nursing, Magna Cum LaudeEmalee Jo Ballweber, BS Nutrition Science & Dietetics/
Dietetics, Undergraduate Leadership Certificate, Magna Cum Laude
Johanne Clermont Boursiquot, BSN Nursing, Magna Cum Laude
Hannah Priscilla Charles, BSN Nursing, Magna Cum LaudeJaysung Choi, BSA ArchitectureAaron James Clausen, BSA ArchitectureSarah Dettmann, BSN Nursing, Cum LaudeMarry Diane Drozdov, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology, Undergraduate Leadership CertificateJoyce Figueroa, BS Speech-Language Pathology &
Audiology, Magna Cum LaudeChase Flach, BHS Physical Therapy, Cum LaudeJuston Terean Foote, BSA ArchitectureFranc Navarro Gonzalez, BS Exercise ScienceOrnella Giovanna Gregorutti, BSA ArchitectureKaris Kathleen Grellmann, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& AudiologyNathan Griswold, BSA ArchitectureNathan Michael Hamblin, BHS Physical Therapy, Cum LaudeVincent Lovell Harrison, BHS Physical Therapy, Cum LaudeCandace Estee Hercules, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology, Cum LaudeFrandialina Jean Baptiste, BS Nutrition Science &
Dietetics/DieteticsJulia Ann Johnson, BS Speech-Language Pathology &
Audiology, Magna Cum LaudeDeandra Abriell Joseph, BS Speech-Language Pathology &
Audiology, Cum LaudeHeather Alena Jurek, BSN Nursing, Magna Cum LaudeKatelynn Alexandra Kent, BS Nutrition Science &
Dietetics/DieteticsBrenda Leitao Keppke, BS Nutrition Science & Dietetics/
Nutrition Science, Magna Cum Laude
Brian Kyung-Hwan Kim, BHS Physical Therapy, Magna Cum Laude
Yarianni Keilyn Leal, BHS Physical Therapy, Magna Cum Laude
Sadam Jasmine Lee, BSN Nursing, Cum LaudeYehjee Lee, BHS Physical Therapy, Summa Cum LaudeCaitlin R Lopez, BS Speech-Language Pathology &
Audiology, Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Effects of Technology on Visual/Auditory Memory and Behavior in Preschoolers
Rachel Alisha Manuel, BSN Nursing, Cum LaudeMary Marciniak, BS Nutrition Science & Dietetics/Nutrition
Science, Cum Laude +Raquel Vanessa Martin, BS Speech-Language Pathology &
Audiology, Cum LaudeFlorence Medor-Cadet, BSN Nursing, Cum LaudeHannah Sia Menjor, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& AudiologyEsther D Meza, BS Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology +Brianna Kristine Moore, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology, Cum LaudeMelody Val Nelwan, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& AudiologyStephania Faraja Ngonyani, BSN Nursing, Cum LaudeDane Overfield, BHS Physical Therapy, Cum LaudeYekyeong Paik, BSN Nursing, Magna Cum LaudeTheodore Parker, BSN Nursing, Magna Cum LaudeMarlon Tyrone Perkins Jr, BSA ArchitectureRonesto Jardiel Pineda, BSA Architecture, Undergraduate
Leadership CertificateJessica L Pottle, BSN NursingLyshll Mhyrr Prudente, BHS Physical TherapyKelsey Grace Rhodes, BS Nutrition Science & Dietetics/
Dietetics, Cum LaudeRoger Russell Roselio, BHS Physical TherapyIvette Judith Ruban, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology, Summa Cum LaudeDenae Diamond Russell, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology, Cum LaudeMichelle Imperio Sabangan, BHS Physical Therapy,
Magna Cum Laude
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Adriana I Santana, BS Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Pammy Sheena Sargeant, BSN Nursing, Undergraduate Leadership Certificate, Cum Laude
Albany Grace Schwinghammer, BID Interior DesignJonika Ammira Scott, BS Speech-Language Pathology &
Audiology, Cum LaudeKellie Marissa Shelton, BSN Nursing, Cum LaudeTashiana Lynn Slaton, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& AudiologyJoel Andre Soto Lolandes, BSA Architecture, Cum LaudeLauren Spears, BS Nutrition Science & Dietetics/DieteticsEden Elizabeth Stewart, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology, Undergraduate Leadership Certificate, Magna Cum Laude
Hanna Thompson, BSA ArchitectureHeather Leigh Verhelle, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology, Summa Cum LaudeMcKenna J Wear, BHS Physical Therapy, Magna Cum LaudeEmmanuel Cruz Wetzel, BSN NursingJulianne Lane Wilkens, BS Nutrition Science & Dietetics/
Dietetics, Undergraduate Leadership Certificate, Magna Cum Laude
Kennedi Ivette Wilson, BHS Physical Therapy, Spanish, Magna Cum Laude
Undergraduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Delmy Karina Alvarenga, BSN NursingJasmine Amari Baldeosingh, BHS Wellness/Speech-Language
Pathology & AudiologyMerlique A Blackwood, BHS Wellness/Nutrition,
Undergraduate Leadership CertificateJodie Knuth, BSN Nursing +Leilani Monique Luva, BS Speech-Language Pathology
& Audiology +Morgan A Mainess, BS Speech-Language Pathology & Audi-
ology, Magna Cum Laude and J N Andrews Honors ScholarA Comparative Study of ESL Children’s Improvement in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking Using the GrapeSEED Program
Soyeon Won, BSMLS Medical Laboratory Science
Graduate StudentsStella Diane Abijuru, MArch ArchitectureCrystal Cheyenne Kaylee Babb, MArch ArchitectureJavier Christopher Britton, MArch ArchitectureStephanie Eliset Davis, MArch ArchitectureJenae Sylverni Fleming, MArch ArchitectureAldeana Monique Foster, MArch ArchitectureNoberthe Hemarlyne Jean-Baptiste, MPH Public Health/
Nutrition and Wellness
Anil Kanda, MPH Public Health/Nutrition and WellnessGwendoline Albright Ndikumagenge, MArch ArchitectureHilda Chepkogei Rugut, MArch ArchitectureJohnnal Saint Germain, MArch ArchitectureMarcelle Thomas-Richardson, MPH Public Health/Nutrition
and WellnessAndres Gabriel Vitela, MArch ArchitectureAndrea Lynn Wagoner, MArch Architecture
Graduate Degree Conferred December 31, 2019Karin Andrea Erickson, GRCNUD Nutrition and Dietetics
Doctor of Nursing PracticeRochelle Opal Doyley, DNP Advanced Practice
Registered NurseProject: Effect of an Educational Intervention on Coronary Artery Disease Knowledge in Men and Women at Risk for Coronary Artery Disease
Chair: Jochebed Ade-OshifogunApril Christine Chew, DNP Advanced Practice
Registered NurseProject: Does Use of a Mobile App and Telephone Support Improved Health Care of Heart Failure?
Chair: Jochebed Ade-Oshifogun
Doctor of Science in Physical TherapyStephen Peter Butler, DScPT Physical Therapy/Orthopedic
Manual TherapyProject: The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern and Step Rate on Incidence of Running-Related Injuries
Chair: David VillageJeffrey Ray Habberfield, DScPT Physical Therapy/Orthopedic
Manual TherapyProject: A Clinical Test to Assess Isometric Cervical Strength in Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) Patients, and its Association with Neck Disability
Chair: Lee OlsonCynthia Diane Jacobson, DScPT Physical Therapy/Orthope-
dic Manual TherapyProject: The Effects of Acromioclavicular Joint Ma-nipulation on Shoulder Pain, Range of Motion and Outcomes: A Case Series
Chair: Steve KarasLaura Ann Ritter von Wullerstorff und Urbair, DScPT
Physical Therapy/Orthopedic Manual TherapyProject: Lumbar Stress Fracture in an Adolescent with Primary Complaints of Right Knee Pain: A Case Report
Chair: Valerie Coolman
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Borko Rodic, DScPT Physical Therapy/Orthopedic Manual Therapy
Project: Use of a Script Concordance Test to Dis-criminate Clinical Decisions Between Three Groups of Physical Therapists of Varying Professional Experience in Patients with Lumbar Spine Disorders
Chair: Brett WindsorMichael Andrew Spadafora, DScPT Physical Therapy/
Orthopedic Manual TherapyProject: The Prevalence of Hip Maltracking in Ado-lescent Female Athletes and its Relationship with Lateral Hip, Antero-Medial Knee, and/or Medial Heel Symptoms
Chair: Valerie CoolmanKatie Dianne Thomas, DScPT Physical Therapy/Orthopedic
Manual TherapyProject: The Reliability and Validity of the Vestibular-Ocular Motor Screening in Identifying Vestibular Dys-function Due to Sports-Related Concussion in Young Athletes: A Retrospective Chart Review
Chair: Lee Olson
Doctor of Physical TherapyJacqlene Jacob Johnson, DPT Physical Therapy
Project: Assessing the Intra-Rater and Inter-Rater Reli-ability of the H&I Test in the Adult Population with or without Low Back Pain
Chair: Lee OlsonMamata Mariyappa, DPT Physical Therapy
Project: Evaluation of the Relationship Between Handed-ness and Postural Pattern in Healthy Individuals
Chair: Elizabeth OakleySusan Ukpeyene Ogwu, DPT Physical Therapy
Project: Evaluation of the Relationship Between Handed-ness and Postural Pattern in Healthy Individuals
Chair: Elizabeth OakleyShikha Sharma, DPT Physical Therapy
Project: Proposal to Open a Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic in the Physical Therapy Department at Andrews University
Chair: Kim FerreiraFarhaad Bomi Shroff, DPT Physical Therapy
Project: Proposal to Open a Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic in the Physical Therapy Department at Andrews University
Chair: Kim FerreiraKalpana Pandhari Wasnik, DPT Physical Therapy
Project: Proposal to Open a Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic in the Physical Therapy Department at Andrews University
Chair: Kim Ferreira
Doctoral Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Drew Gerard Bourret, DScPT Physical Therapy/Orthopedic
Manual TherapyProject: Are Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists Using Diagnostic Clinical Prediction Rules? Determining the Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation
Chair: Elizabeth OakleyTara Louise Caberwal, DScPT Physical Therapy/Orthopedic
Manual TherapyProject: Prevalence of Neck Pain in U.S. Soldiers as a Result of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-Associated Trauma
Chair: Elizabeth OakleyJake L Jennings, DPT Physical Therapy
Project: What is the Correlation Between the Hart-man Profile Test and Students’ Performance on Clinical Practicum?
Chair: William Scott
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Undergraduate Students +Adly Souane Altidor, BBA International Business, Cum LaudeMatthew Dallas Bryson, BBA Management, Cum LaudeBrandon J Chang, BS Business AdministrationJohn Ryan Chavit, BS Business AdministrationHanbyeol Cho, BBA Finance, Cum LaudeShane Nico Chung, BS Computing/Software SystemsCaribe B Coleman, BBA MarketingFloyd P Counsell, BBA Finance, Accounting,
Summa Cum LaudeZachary Taylor Crownover, BBA AccountingGurpreet Singh Dhillon, BBA MarketingJoshua Fitzpatrick, BBA MarketingEli Lawrence Ganter Geraty, BBA Information Systems,
Cum LaudeCameron Jacobs, BT Aviation/FlightMarco Antonio Jimenez, BBA International Business,
French for International Trade, Cum LaudeKyle Foster Juneau, BBA Finance, Summa Cum LaudeAnuya Ashish Karnik, BS Computer Science, Undergraduate
Leadership Certificate, Summa Cum LaudeJoshua T Knowlton, BS Business Administration, Cum LaudeSinmidele OluwaFunmilayo Kolade, BBA Accounting,
FinanceJoshua A LaTour, BS Business Administration,
Summa Cum LaudeKeaden Mitchell, BS Computing/Software SystemsCameron G Phillpotts, BS Business AdministrationJennie Alessandra Pineda, BBA International Business,
Magna Cum LaudeMagdaline Raim, BBA AccountingMatthew Scott Roberts, BS Computer Science,
Summa Cum LaudeKelsey M Rook, BS Computer Science, Mathematical Studies,
Magna Cum Laude and J N Andrews Honors ScholarFinding Optimal Input Parameters For BayesWave
John-Andrew Macracy Smith, BT Aviation/FlightErin Song, BBA ManagementQizeng Sun, BS Computer Science, MathematicsDillan Thona, BBA ManagementColin Peter West, BT Aviation/Flight, Summa Cum Laude
Undergraduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Matthew Agard, BS Computing/Software Systems,
Summa Cum LaudeJiwoo Ban, BS Computing/Software SystemsMulindwa R Kashangaki, BBA Information SystemsRichard Moore, BS Computing/Software SystemsAustin Michael Rodgers, BBA Accounting, Finance,
Summa Cum Laude and J N Andrews Honors ScholarThe Relationship Between the Magnitude of Single-Day Stock Price Declines and Subsequent Abnormal Returns
Cameron Odell Sahly, BBA Information Systems, Magna Cum Laude
Changyoon Song, BT Aviation/MaintenanceTosca Chrismalia Sumampouw, BBA Management,
Information Systems
Graduate StudentsManuel Reinaldo Ale, MBA Business AdministrationPamela Gail Gonzales Climaco, MBA Business AdministrationChukwudi Chinechendo Ejiofor, MBA Business AdministrationJiapin He, MBA Business AdministrationWendy Sue Kroulik, MBA Business AdministrationYannru Lin, MBA Business AdministrationSsu Yu Liu, MBA Business AdministrationJoanne Job Neven, MSA Organizational Management
Graduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Carmen Maria Avila, MSA Organizational ManagementFaithful Byrd, MSA Organizational ManagementJiaxin Chen, MBA Business AdministrationJurell Fajardo, MSA Organizational ManagementHsin Pei Han, MBA Business AdministrationHui Li, MBA Business AdministrationZicong Lu, MBA Business AdministrationKomborerai Lynnette Muvuti, MSA Organizational
ManagementDale Ricardo Samuel, MBA Business AdministrationWeiying Xie, MBA Business AdministrationMin Zhang, MBA Business Administration
CommencementMay 3, 2020, 1 p.m.
College of Professions Established 1980 Ralph Trecartin, Dean
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CommencementMay 3, 2020, 2 p.m.
College of Arts & Sciences Established 1874 Amy Rebok Rosenthal, Dean
Division of Humanities
Undergraduate Students +Adly Souane Altidor, BA French Studies, Cum LaudeLauren Michelle Bacchiocchi, BS Liberal Arts/
Interdisciplinary, Cum LaudeJonathan Daniel Baker, BA Theology, Summa Cum LaudeSamuel Barrett, BA TheologyJeffrey Todd Bradburn, BA Religion, Cum LaudeFritznel Bruno, BA Religion +Jessica Bujor, BA Spanish Studies, Cum Laude and
JN Andrews Honors ScholarGender Role Beliefs and Intercultural Romantic Relationships
+Letitia Bullard, BA Music, Magna Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Design & Music: A Synergetic ExperienceKatharina J Burghardt, BMus Music Education, Secondary
EducationSean Cho, BS General Studies, Focus: Religion +Alma Nizaye Cortez-Alvarez, BA French Studies,
Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarSihon, Pools, and Diaster: The Memory of Biblical Heshbon
Jeremiah Daniel Davis, BA Theology, Magna Cum Laude +Alicia N Dent, BSM Music +Joanna Jasmini Deonarine, BSM Music
Synthesis of Pyrazolones and the Novel Hybrid’s Effect on Glioblastoma Cancer Cells
David A Forner, BA Political Science, English/Literature, French Studies, Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
A Comparative Analysis of National Identity Construc-tion and Rhetorization in Shakespeare’s Henry V and Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave
Cassandra Joan Fuller, BS Liberal Arts/InterdisciplinaryHannah Marie Gallant, BA English/Literature, Summa Cum
Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarThe Blame Game: Complicity and Rape Culture in Margaret Atwood’s Novel and Hulu’s Adapted Series the Handmaid’s Tale
Luis Angel Gomez Castillo, BA Theology, Cum Laude
Gabriel C Halsey, BMus Music Education, Secondary Education, Cum Laude
Nick Hausted, AA General Studies, Focus: ReligionAbbigail Zandra Hough, BA English/LiteratureElise Inglish, BA HistoryTheodore S Kim, BA English/Literature
“They Called Me Kimchi Breath” and Other Short Essays: A Study in Composing Asian American Short Narrative Essays
James T Kingman, BS Social StudiesJakub Krzywon, BS General Studies, Focus: Natural
Sciences, Cum LaudeKaren Diane Lifshay, BA General Studies, Focus: English,
Cum Laude +Raquel Vanessa Martin, BA Spanish Studies, Cum LaudeJade Elizabeth McClellan, BMus Music Performance,
Summa Cum LaudeJesica Minton, BA Religion +Brianna Kristine Moore, BA Spanish Studies, Cum LaudeFrentzen Pakpahan, BA Theology, Summa Cum Laude and
JN Andrews Honors ScholarSynthesis and Anti-Glioblastoma Activity of Hybrid Aspirin Molecules
Ephraim Sy Palmero III, BS Political ScienceJosiah Payne, BS General Studies, Focus: Religion +Kristen Elizabeth Proctor, BA Spanish Studies,
Magna Cum LaudeHildegard Anna Malowaniuk Reichert, BA General Studies,
Focus: Social SciencesRichla Zuphine Sabuin, BA English/WritingHannah Christine Saxton, BA Spanish/Language, Literature
& Culture, Global Studies, Cum LaudeTiffany D Steinweg, BMus Music Performance,
Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarThe Adventist Musician Experience
Dadrie J Thorp, BA Spanish/Language, Literature & Culture, French
Peyton Jacobsen Ware, BSM Music, Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Design of a Novel Isoxazoline Class Drug for the Suppressive Treatment of Malaria
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Ran Yanagishima, BA Spanish for International TradeChun Yin Yeung, BA Theology, Cum Laude
Undergraduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Rachel V Arner, BA Religion/Biblical & Theological StudiesElizabeth Ruth Bates, BA English/Literature, Magna Cum
Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarTales of Minden, Louisiana: Collecting and Compiling Elkins Family Tradition
Jessica May Bates, BA English/Literature, Magna Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Where Was I Going? What Was The Point? Arche-types, Frame, and Social Transgressions in Ovid and Twain
Laia Burgos-Perera, BA French Studies, Cum LaudeLeah Crosby, BA ReligionOsvaldo Matias DePaoli, BA General Studies,
Focus: Business AdministrationColma Duvra, BA ReligionMegan A Ehrhardt, BS Liberal Arts/Interdisciplinary
Daniel Austin Hall, BA Spanish/Language, Literature & Culture
Torian Dwayne Caleb Hill, BA Spanish StudiesRachelle Jean, BS General Studies, Focus: Health ScienceJulian-Jahleel Randolph Jemison, BA Political Science,
French Studies +Leilani Monique Luva, BA Spanish StudiesChol Justin Weah Mabour, BA Liberal Arts/Humanities +Morgan A Mainess, BA Spanish Studies, Magna Cum Laude
and JN Andrews Honors ScholarA Comparative Study of ESL Children’s Improvement in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking Using the GrapeSEED Program
TaeJong Oh, BA Religion, Cum LaudePierre Ortiz, BA ReligionJessica Schultz, BS General Studies, Focus: English Education,
Magna Cum LaudeJohn Larry Walangitan, BS General Studies, Focus: Natural
Sciences
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Undergraduate StudentsJasmine Okari Achoki, BS Psychology/Brain & CognitionJonathan David Borton, BFA Photography, Summa Cum
Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarThe Boricua Dialogues: Puerto Rican Identity in Conversation & Photography
+Jessica Bujor, BS Psychology/Pre-professional, Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Gender Role Beliefs and Intercultural Romantic Relationships
+Letitia Bullard, BFA Design, Magna Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Design & Music: A Synergetic ExperienceAntoinette Brielle Cave, BA Psychology/General, Spanish
Studies, Magna Cum LaudeHyunbee Choi, BS Psychology/Pre-professional, Cum Laude +Alma Nizaye Cortez-Alvarez, BS Behavioral Sciences/An-
thropological Archaeology, Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Sihon, Pools, and Diaster: The Memory of Biblical Heshbon
Trevor Logan Furst, BS Psychology/Pre-professional, Summa Cum Laude
Anna Alexandra Gayle, BS Digital Communication/Media Writing, Cum Laude
Farah Ghanem, BA Psychology/General, Summa Cum LaudeAlexander Hales, BS Psychology/Health Psychology
MariAlexxa Holman, BA Sociology, Spanish StudiesMakeda Y Jackson, BA Psychology/GeneralEthan Bae Han Sol Jasper, BS Psychology/Pre-professional,
Undergraduate Leadership CertificateKristen Noelle Kramer, BSW Social WorkJoiliana Alexandria Lecointe, BS Psychology/General
Academic Performance of Andrews University Black Undergraduate Students
Jasmine Alyse Logan, BA Psychology/Pre-professional, Magna Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Is the Relationship Between Religiosity and Emotional Reactions to Religious Music Mediated by Personality?
Abigail Drew Lopez, BS Psychology/Pre-professionalDanley Marc, BSW Social WorkJustin McLaughlin, BFA Documentary Film, Magna Cum
LaudeSydney Mitchell-Collymore, BS Sociology/Criminal JusticeMaya Harriott Nelson, BSW Social Work, Magna Cum LaudeZachary Lloyd Owen, BFA Design, Summa Cum LaudeAlain James Pichot, BFA DesignDavid Steven Sherman Jr, BS Psychology/Pre-professional,
Summa Cum LaudeYasmine Elaine Siagian, BS Psychology/Behavioral
Neuroscience, Summa Cum LaudeJuliana Mignon Smith, BFA Design, Cum LaudeHeidi Nicole Smoot, BSW Social Work, Summa Cum LaudeJosephine St Hilaire, BSW Social Work
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Pamela Madai Villa-Coppiano, BFA Documentary Film, Magna Cum Laude
Olivia Roberta Woodard, BFA Design, Magna Cum LaudeAmber Rose Zimmerman, BS Psychology/Behavioral
Neuroscience, Cum Laude
Undergraduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Kylee Edwards, BS Psychology/General, Cum LaudeDaniel Benjamin Martinez, BFA Documentary FilmKareen Erica Nathan, BS Psychology/Behavioral NeuroscienceReiss A Ramirez, BFA Documentary FilmJeremy Nathaniel Roberson, BA CommunicationCarlos Alberto Tavarez, BA Psychology/General, Theology,
Cum Laude
Graduate StudentsLuis Miguel Acevedo, MIDA International DevelopmentHayelom Mekonnen Adane, MIDA International DevelopmentJames Adotey Allotey, MIDA Organizational LeadershipBabatunde Ishola Awokola, MIDA Organizational LeadershipMartinus Nyoukonjah Barnard, MIDA International
Development +Lexius Breny, MSW Social Work +Katelyn Elizabeth Campbell, MSW Social WorkThamsanqa Danxa, GRCIND International DevelopmentDavid John de Klerk, MIDA Organizational LeadershipMartha Jean Dettwiler, MSW Social WorkMawa Peter Nasona Dima, MIDA International DevelopmentAimé Sazoulang Douh, MIDA International DevelopmentJavier Espejo, MIDA Organizational LeadershipMary Shananda Gayen, MSW Social WorkAlexander Gietsel, MSW Social WorkRuby Huerta, MSW Social WorkYunis Mushimiyimana Kanyandekwe, MIDA
Organizational LeadershipEugene Karuhanga, GRCIND International DevelopmentMaluk Augustino Manyok Kwany, MIDA International
DevelopmentLilian Jatina Conde Lopez, MSW Social WorkNkosinathi Pius Madlala, GRCIND International
DevelopmentSiyayibonga Magadlela, GRCORL Organizational LeadershipValbona Mane, MSA International DevelopmentSylvain Kadima Mbote, GRCIND International Development +Keith Irving Miller, MSW Social WorkMuzi William Nkala, MIDA International DevelopmentJean Marie Vianney Ntakirende, MIDA International
DevelopmentTapness Lebogang Radebe, GRCIND International
Development
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Chair: Desrene Vernon-BrebnorDanilo Emanuel Stempelatto, MSA International
DevelopmentTaban Faisal Elisapana Wegye, MIDA International
DevelopmentAntione Joseph Williams, MSW Social Work
Graduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Narkie Afranie Boachie Senior, MIDA International
DevelopmentBeatrice Bamurange, GRCIND International DevelopmentDeborah Boateng, MIDA Organizational LeadershipJerome Kwaku Dunyo, MSA Organizational LeadershipStephen Chol Garang, MIDA International DevelopmentHamidou Hamadou Hassane, GRCIND International
DevelopmentÉva Hella, MSA International DevelopmentMichel Ikito Issoa, GRCIND International DevelopmentRose Iyadede, MIDA International DevelopmentPatrick Kalala Katumbayi, GRCIND International DevelopmentBruce Mamudu, MIDA Organizational LeadershipEnoque Neri Muabsa, MSA International DevelopmentPhilomene Mukankaka, GRCIND International DevelopmentPatrick Munyaneza, GRCIND International DevelopmentDaina Mutindi, MIDA International DevelopmentJosue Rolando Nico, GRCIND International DevelopmentChristine Nkunda, MIDA International DevelopmentJordan Skinner, MSW Social WorkAnca Roxana Tanasa, MSA Organizational LeadershipMarta Torres Esquea, MIDA Organizational LeadershipRegine Yango Essome Moukodi, GRCIND International
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Division of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Undergraduate StudentsEric Ernest Anderson, BSE Engineering/Electrical &
Computer Engineering, Summa Cum LaudeBryan Patrick Ashley, BS Biology/NeuroscienceJoshua C Bailey, BS Sustainable Horticulture/Landscape
& Environmental Design, Undergraduate Leadership Certificate
William John-James Briggs, BSE Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude
Travis Andrew Calhoun, BSE Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, Undergraduate Leadership Certificate, Cum Laude
Pooja Chandrashekar, BSE Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
+Alicia N Dent, BS Biochemistry +Joanna Jasmini Deonarine, BS Biology/Biomedical
Synthesis of Pyrazolones and the Novel Hybrid's Effect on Glioblastoma Cancer Cells
Arielle Jolie Douglas, BS Animal ScienceSamuel Adrian Dronen, BSE Engineering/Mechanical
Engineering, Cum LaudeDarrell Ezell, BT HorticultureCaleb Feliciano, BSE Engineering/Computer EngineeringBernadette Flores, BS Biology/Biomedical
Evaluation of Anticancer Activity of Heterocyclic Arylidenes on the U87MG (Brain) Cancer Cell Line
Deep Gaurav, BSE Engineering/Mechanical EngineeringDonavan Greenley, BSE Engineering/Mechanical EngineeringDahEun Harning, BS Biology/Biological Science, Magna Cum
Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarExploring Soil Texture Effects on Mustard Seed Meal Suppression of the Weed Velvetleaf
Heidi Harris, BT International Agriculture Development, Cum Laude
Sara Elise Hebert, BS Biochemistry, Summa Cum LaudeBenjamin Harlan Hiramoto, BS Biology/Biomedical, Summa
Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarNovel Heterocyclic Arylidene Derivatives as Anticancer Agents Against U87 Human Glioblastoma Cells
Sydney Elaine Hutchins, BS Animal ScienceJuliane L Johnson, BS Biology/Biomedical, Mathematical
Studies, Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarIs Natural Selection Shaping Florida Manatees? An Investigation into Body Shape Between the Subspecies of the West Indian Manatee
Haley H Kang, BS Biology/Biomedical The Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid on INM1 Gene Expression
Simon Sahn Kang, BS Biology/Biomedical, Summa Cum LaudeGaeul Lee, BS Biology/BiomedicalMykhaylo Mykolaiovich Malakhov, BS Mathematics,
Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarManaging White-Nose Syndrome in Bats: A Spatially Dynamic Modeling Approach
Briana Alina Mendoza, BS Animal ScienceAnthony Michael Miller, BS Biochemistry/American
Chemical Society, Mathematical Studies, Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Evaluation of Aggregation Induced Emission in PAMAM Dendrimers
Jessica Cherith Minnick, BSE Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Nikitha M Nelapudi, BS BiochemistryAssessing Amino Acid Racemization in Avian Eggshells Through Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography
Gineya Nicole Norton, BS Animal ScienceCarson Gibbs O'Ffill, BSE Engineering/Chemical
Engineering, Magna Cum LaudeAdolfo Daniel Potts, BS Biochemistry +Kristen Elizabeth Proctor, BS Biochemistry, Magna Cum LaudeJared Zachery Rawlings, BSE Engineering/Electrical &
Computer Engineering, Summa Cum LaudeSkyler Kadin Schell, BS BiochemistryMeredith Gitanjali Schuen, BS Biology/BiomedicalJangwon Seo, BS Biology/Biomedical, Cum Laude and
JN Andrews Honors ScholarEffectiveness of Novel Heterocyclic Aurone Drugs in the Treatment of Glioblastoma
Brandon Jiwon Shin, BS Biology/Neuroscience, Summa Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Neuronal and Behavioral Response Relationships in Virgin Females of Acheta Domesticus
Paul Anthony Thompson Jr, BS ChemistryMaya Erianne Turon, BS Chemistry, Cum Laude and JN
Andrews Honors ScholarOptimal Experiment Design for Effective Learning in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Labs
Bethany Marie VerDuin, BS Animal ScienceAdam Paul Weir, BS Biology/Biological Science, Summa Cum
Laude and JN Andrews Honors ScholarRelationship of Mastication Rate and Body Length in West Indian Manatees
Justin Daniel Wiley, BSE Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
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Nina Woodard, BS Biology/Biological Science, Cum Laude and JN Andrews Honors Scholar
Are Florida Manatees (Trichechus Manatus latirostris) Wearing Their Teeth Beyond Functionality? Interspe-cific and Intraspecific Mesowear in Manatees
Undergraduate Degrees Conferred December 31, 2019Jacob Bryan Davis, BSE Engineering/Mechanical
Engineering, Cum LaudeArthur Yoon Lee, BS Biochemistry, Magna Cum LaudeSara K McLean, BS Mathematics Education, Secondary
Education, Magna Cum LaudePrecious Ndlovu, BS Biochemistry
Graduate StudentJeremy Alexander McLarty, MS Biology
Thesis: Paleoenvironmental Implications of Small-Animal Fossils from the Black Mountain Turtle Layer and Associated Layers, Eocene of Wyoming
Chair: H Thomas Goodwin
Graduate Degree Conferred December 31, 2019Roshelle Marie Hall, MS Biology
Thesis: Assessment of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus Catenatus) in Berrien County Historical Sites
Chair: Daniel Gonzalez-Socolosk
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Academic RegaliaAndrews University adheres to the academic costume code for universities in the United States, initially drafted in 1885 and revised in 1932. A committee on Acetonic Costumes and Ceremonies, appointed by the American Council on Education, has, on different occasions, reviewed the costume and made several significant changes.
The gown for the associate degree is gray in color and styled the same as a bachelor’s degree gown. The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves. It is designed to be worn closed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The gown is designed to be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctoral degree has bell-shaped sleeves. It is designed to be worn open or closed. These gowns are usually black, but the Andrews University doctoral gown is dark blue and trimmed in black velvet with the University seal on the left lapel near the top.
The length of the hood worn for the bachelor’s degree, if one is used, is three feet; for the master’s degree, three and one-half feet; and for the doctoral degree, four feet. The hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree. The Andrews University hood is lined with dark blue and gold. Inasmuch as members of the Andrews University faculties hold degrees from a large number of colleges and universities, space does not permit identification of each.
The colors of the velvet borders associated with the different fields of learning for degrees and adopted by Andrews University are as follows:
Agriculture ..............................MaizeArchitecture .............................Blue VioletArts, Letters, Humanities .........WhiteBusiness ....................................DrabDentistry ...................................Lilac Economics .................................CopperEducation ..................................Light BlueEngineering ...............................OrangeFine Arts ...................................BrownJournalism ................................CrimsonLaw ............................................Purple
Library Science .........................LemonMedicine ...................................Kelly GreenMusic .........................................PinkNursing .....................................ApricotPhilosophy ................................Dark BluePhysical Education ...................Sage GreenPhysical Therapy ......................TealPublic Health ............................Salmon PinkScience ......................................Golden YellowSocial Work ...............................CitronTheology, Ministry ...................Scarlet
At Andrews University undergraduate candidates wear hoods. They also wear cords or medallions signifying that they are members of a National Honor Society and graduating with honors. The identifying colors are as follows:
Graduating with Honors ........................................................ Gold, blue and white cord Graduating with a Cumulative GPA of 3.50 or Better ..................................White cord Member of a Departmental National Honor Society ........................................ Red cord Member of Phi Kappa Phi. ....................................................... Medallion on blue ribbon
The designation “J.N. Andrews Honors Scholar” signifies completion of the J. N. Andrews Honors Program’s Scholars’ Alternative General Education Studies curriculum, submission of a senior Honors Thesis, and achievement of a 3.5 overall GPA.
Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude or Cum Laude means an undergraduate student has the following minimum overall GPA earned on the A, B, C, D, F scale (A=4).
Summa Cum Laude ........................ 3.90–4.00 Magna Cum Laude .......................... 3.75–3.89 Cum Laude ..................................... 3.50–3.74
Additional cords, medallions and stoles worn at Andrews University ceremonies are as follows:
Andrews University student missionary/task force workers ...........................................................................Silver cord Military service ............................................................................................................................Red, white and blue cord Undergraduate Leadership certificate and minor graduates .............................................. Randall Leadership Medallion Senior Philanthropy Medallion for philanthropic contribution to the Class Gift ....................University seal medallion
Andrews University supports the wearing of University-approved stoles to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of our campus. See page 32 for a full listing of approved stoles.
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Glossary of Degrees
AA Associate of ArtsAS Associate of ScienceAT Associate of TechnologyBA Bachelor of ArtsBBA Bachelor of Business AdministrationBFA Bachelor of Fine ArtsBHS Bachelor of Health ScienceBID Bachelor of Interior DesignBMus Bachelor of MusicBS Bachelor of ScienceBSA Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureBSCM Bachelor of Science in Construction ManagementBSE Bachelor of Science in EngineeringBSELED Bachelor of Science in Elementary EducationBSM Bachelor of Science in MusicBSMLS Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory ScienceBSN Bachelor of Science in NursingBSPH Bachelor of Science in Public HealthBSW Bachelor of Social WorkBT Bachelor of TechnologyCERTAF Certificate in Aviation FlightCERTAM Certificate in Aircraft MaintenanceCERTCD Certificate in Christian DiscipleshipCERTH Certificate in HorticultureCERTMG Certificate in Mission & Global AwarenessCERTMS Certificate in Ministry, SpanishDLead Doctor of LeadershipDMin Doctor of MinistryDMiss Doctor of MissiologyDNP Doctor of Nursing PracticeDPT Doctor of Physical Therapy
DScPT Doctor of Science in Physical TherapyEdD Doctor of EducationEdS Specialist in EducationGRCEAS Graduate Certificate in Ellen G White & Adventist
StudiesGRCEDL Graduate Certificate in Educational LeadershipGRCFLE Graduate Certificate in Family Life EducationGRCLEA Graduate Certificate in LeadershipGRCNUD Graduate Certificate in Nutrition & DieteticsGRCTSL Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a
Second LanguageLICEN Licence in TheologyMA Master of ArtsMAPM Master of Arts in Pastoral MinistryMArch Master of ArchitectureMAT Master of Arts in TeachingMAYYAM Master of Arts in Youth & Young Adult MinistryMBA Master of Business AdministrationMDiv Master of DivinityMMus Master of MusicMPH Master of Public HealthMS Master of ScienceMSA Master of Science in AdministrationMSCID Master of Science in Community & International
DevelopmentMSMLS Master of Science in Medical Laboratory ScienceMSW Master of Social WorkPDCERT Post-Doctoral CertificatePhD Doctor of PhilosophyPMCERT Post-Masters CertificateTDPT Doctor of Physical TherapyThD Doctor of Theology
Off-Campus Locations
Centro Universitario Adventista de Sao PauloEast Sahel Union MissionHong Kong Adventist CollegeMiddle East UniversityNewbold CollegePolish Senior College of Theology & HumanitiesUniversitatea Adventus din Cernica
Ukrainian Adventist Center of Higher EducationUniversity of Eastern AfricaVietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh CityNational Economics University Zaokski Theological SeminaryUniversity of Southern CaribbeanTaiwan Adventist College
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DScPT Doctor of Science in Physical TherapyEdD Doctor of EducationEdS Specialist in EducationGRCEAS Graduate Certificate in Ellen G White & Adventist
StudiesGRCEDL Graduate Certificate in Educational LeadershipGRCFLE Graduate Certificate in Family Life EducationGRCLEA Graduate Certificate in LeadershipGRCNUD Graduate Certificate in Nutrition & DieteticsGRCTSL Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a
Second LanguageLICEN Licence in TheologyMA Master of ArtsMAPM Master of Arts in Pastoral MinistryMArch Master of ArchitectureMAT Master of Arts in TeachingMAYYAM Master of Arts in Youth & Young Adult MinistryMBA Master of Business AdministrationMDiv Master of DivinityMMus Master of MusicMPH Master of Public HealthMS Master of ScienceMSA Master of Science in AdministrationMSCID Master of Science in Community & International
DevelopmentMSMLS Master of Science in Medical Laboratory ScienceMSW Master of Social WorkPDCERT Post-Doctoral CertificatePhD Doctor of PhilosophyPMCERT Post-Masters CertificateTDPT Doctor of Physical TherapyThD Doctor of Theology
Membership in the Society of Andrews Scholars requires a minimum grade point average of 3.33, completion of the J.N. Andrews Honors Program’s Scholars’ Alternative General Education Studies curriculum, and submission of a se-nior Honors Thesis. Those students who meet the previous criteria and attain an overall GPA of 3.5 earn the additional designation “J.N. Andrews Honors Scholar.” The designation “J.N. Andrews Honors Scholar” reflects an undergradu-ate student’s dedication to independent scholarship, interdisciplinary study, the integration of faith and learning, and abiding intellectual curiosity. Each scholar is expected to display the same pioneering spirit as John Nevins Andrews (1829–1883)—scholar, theologian, missionary and third president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adven-tists—who provided the name for this university and the ethos invigorating its mission. A statue of Andrews and his family stands just outside Pioneer Memorial Church.
The Society of Andrews Scholars Undergraduate Honors Program
*Elizabeth Ruth Bates*Jessica May Bates*Jonathan David Borton*Jessica Bujor*Letitia Bullard*Alma Nizaye Cortez-AlvarezJoanna Jasmini DeonarineBernadette Flores
*David A Forner*Hannah Marie Gallant*DahEun Harning
*Benjamin Harlan Hiramoto*Juliane L JohnsonHaley H KangTheodore S KimJoiliana Alexandria Lecointe
*Jasmine Alyse Logan*Caitlin R Lopez*Morgan A Mainess*Mykhaylo Mykolaiovich Malakhov*Anthony Michael MillerNikitha M Nelapudi
*Frentzen Pakpahan*Austin Michael Rodgers*Kelsey M Rook*Jangwon Seo*Brandon Jiwon Shin*Tiffany D Steinweg*Maya Erianne Turon*Peyton Jacobsen Ware*Adam Paul Weir*Nina Woodard
*Indicates J.N. Andrews Honors Scholar
Undergraduate Leadership Certificate and Minor
Undergraduate Leadership helps students identify their unique strengths and hone their abilities to make a difference. The certificate is a concentrated curriculum that allows students to clarify their contribution to the community. The minor builds on the certificate by diving deeper into the mechanics of leadership. Students engage in a leadership practicum, receiving mentor-ing, accumulating a knowledge base, and designing a growth plan. With a change project and portfolio in hand, they enter the workforce with the confidence and skills to contribute to the “legacy of leadership” of J.N. Andrews.
The Randall Leadership Medallion is awarded to students who have completed the academic requirements and embody the characteristics represented by the symbols on the medallion.
The Lion and the Lamb—Spiritual Leadership, Courage, ServanthoodThe Spyglass—Intentionality, Vision, Leadership CapacitiesThe Oak Tree—Continual Growth of Character, LegacyShaking Hands—Relationships, Teamwork, Collaboration
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Members of National & International Honors Societies
Alpha Mu Gamma (International Language Studies)
Adly Souane AltidorJessica Bujor
David A FornerMarco Antonio Jimenez
Jasmine Alyse Logan
Esther D MezaBrianna Kristine Moore
Jennie Alessandra PinedaHannah Christine Saxton
Dadrie J Thorp
Beta Beta Beta (Biology)
Joanna Jasmini DeonarineBernadette Flores
Roshelle Marie HallDahEun Harning
Benjamin Harlan Hiramoto
Juliane L JohnsonHaley H Kang
Jeremy Alexander McLartyMeredith Gitanjali Schuen
Brandon Jiwon Shin
Delta Mu Delta (Business)
Adly Souane AltidorKyle Foster JuneauWendy Sue Kroulik
Yannru LinSsu Yu Liu
Jennie Alessandra Pineda
Lambda Pi Eta (Communication)
Anna Alexandra Gayle
Phi Alpha (Social Work)
Katelyn Elizabeth CampbellMartha Jean DettwilerMary Shananda Gayen
Alexander GietselKristen Noelle Kramer
Lilian Jatina Conde Lopez
Keith Irving MillerMaya Harriott Nelson
Jordan SkinnerHeidi Nicole SmootJosephine St Hilaire
Gamma Sigma Epsilon (Chemistry)
Arthur Yoon LeeSara Elise Hebert
Benjamin Harlan HiramotoAnthony Michael Miller
Frentzen Pakpahan
Adolfo Daniel PottsKristen Elizabeth Proctor
Maya Erianne TuronPeyton Jacobsen Ware
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Phi Kappa Phi
Matthew AgardAdly Souane Altidor
Alma Nizaye Cortez-AlvarezStephanie Eliset Davis
David A FornerHannah Marie GallantMary Shananda Gayen
Sara Elise HebertBenjamin Harlan Hiramoto
Mary InsalacoArthur Donta JenningsHeather Alena JurekAnuya Ashish Karnik
Joshua A LaTourSsu Yu Liu
Caitlin R Lopez
Mykhaylo Mykolaiovich MalakhovFrentzen Pakpahan
Rachelle PichotAustin Michael Rodgers
Ivette Judith RubanMarilyn Caez Scott
Clifmond Lloyd ShameerudeenYasmine Elaine SiagianRalna Mae SimmondsHeidi Nicole Smoot
Eduardo Sola Chagas LimaTiffany D Steinweg
Dnieper Alahin VegavillalobosJoshua William VoigtPeyton Jacobsen Ware
Justin Daniel Wiley
Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
Eric Ernest AndersonWilliam John-James Briggs
Travis Andrew CalhounSamuel Adrian Dronen
Juliane L JohnsonAnuya Ashish Karnik
Mykhaylo Mykolaiovich MalakhovSara K McLean
Anthony Michael MillerCarson Gibbs O’Ffill
Jared Zachery RawlingsKelsey M Rook
Qizeng SunAdam Paul Weir
Justin Daniel Wiley
Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science)
David A Forner
Psi Chi (Behavioral Sciences)
Monih Ahmed AlshehriJessica Bujor
Heather Marie Moore
Rachelle PichotDavid Steven Sherman JrYasmine Elaine Siagian
Phi Delta Theta (History)
Elise Inglish
Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics)
Justin Daniel Wiley
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Sigma Tau Delta (English)
Elizabeth Ruth BatesJessica May BatesDavid A Forner
Hannah Marie GallantAbbigail Zandra Hough
Theodore S Kim
Tau Sigma Delta (Architecture)
Van Hamy Reu Karamihan AvellonaStephanie Eliset Davis
Ornella Giovanna Gregorutti
Hilda Chepkogei RugutJoel Andre Soto Lolandes
Theta Alpha Kappa (Religion)
Jonathan Daniel BakerJenner Jackson BecerraJeremiah Daniel Davis
Jacob Daniel Gibbs
Luis Angel Gomez CastilloFrentzen Pakpahan
Carlos Alberto TavarezChun Yin Yeung
Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)
Meghla BairageeJohanne Clermont Boursiquot
Heather Alena JurekTheodore Parker
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Student Missionaries and Taskforce Workers
Andrews University is pleased its legacy instills the value of service in the current generation. These young people are not content with the status quo and believe change can occur through the courage and hard work of an individual. Many stu-dents are now planning a gap year of service as part of their college education. They are called "student missionaries" or "task force workers" but ultimately they are volunteers following a higher calling. Taking a year off, putting their academic program, social life, career plans and relationships all on hold is not an easy choice or one to be taken lightly. This is a path paved with character-building challenges.
We wish to thank them for their spirit of service and know that those moments have changed not only their own but the lives of those they served. (Volunteers are wearing silver cords.)
May the LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24–26 (NKJV)
Jasmine Okari AchokiJenner Jackson BecerraBryan Joseph CapelesFloyd P Counsell
Alexander HalesJoshua T KnowltonIvette Judith RubanMichelle Imperio Sabangan
Tiffany D SteinwegMcKenna J Wear
Countries Represented by the 2020 Graduates
AlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBelizeBermudaBrazilCambodiaCameroonCanadaChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCubaDemocratic Republic of Congo
Dominican RepublicEl SalvadorEnglandEstoniaEthiopiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongIndiaIndonesiaItalyJamaicaJapanKenya
LatviaLiberiaLithuaniaMalawiMexicoMoldovaMozambiqueNetherlandsNigerNigeriaNorwayPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesRepublic of South Korea RomaniaRussiaRwanda
Saint LuciaSaudi ArabiaSlovakiaSouth AfricaSpainSt Vincent and GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwan TanzaniaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaVenezuelaZimbabwe
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Cultural Stoles
Andrews University supports the wearing of University-approved stoles to celebrate the rich cultural
diversity of our campus. The University-approved stoles are:
Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA) Stole
The Adventist Colleges Abroad stole is worn by participants who have studied at an international ACA member institution for a year, providing an integral aspect of the program of study for many Andrews University students with a major in languages. It benefits the student’s cultural, academic and linguistic proficiency. The ACA stole features Andrews University’s colors (blue and gold), the ACA logo and the University logo as well as the flags of the countries in which the student has studied. This commemorative stole emphasizes the University’s global focus and recognizes its students’ decisions to pursue cultural immersion and foreign language learning as a means of embracing this mission.
AULA Latino Stole
The AULA (Andrews University Latino Association) Latino stole is worn by participants who identify with the Latin American cultural heritage. The colors chosen for the stole, red and white, are present in most Latin American flags and represent two important principles. Red symbolizes the sacrifice of those who died fighting for the freedom and liberty of Latin American countries. White represents the hope that Latin American countries would always be free. AULA (written on the stole) refers to the unity of the diverse Latin American cultures represented in the U.S. in search of academic, social, spiritual, financial and emotional dreams and achievements.
Eastern Asian Heritage Stole
The Eastern Asian Heritage stole is worn by participants who identify with the cultural heritage of the countries of China, Japan, Hong Kong, North/South Korea, Taiwan, Macau and Mongolia. Inspired by traditional royal costume, blue represents immortality and advancement, and silver represents grace and sophistication. The flags of each of the seven countries as well as four Eastern Asian symbols appear on the stole: the crane, representing good fortune and longevity, clouds and waves as symbols of power and resilience against adversity, and the cherry blossom representing beauty and purity.
Filipino Bayani Stole
The Filipino Bayani stole is worn by participants who identify with the Filipino American cultural heritage. Inspired by three of the four colors in the Philippine flag, red represents patriotism and valor, blue represents peace, truth and justice, and yellow represents unity, freedom, democracy and sovereignty. The word bayani means “hero.” However, bayani encompasses more than being a hero, it represents a person’s commitment for the greater good, for the community and the nation, and accurately describes the graduates’ success in their academic journeys, and to inspire them to take up the mantle as leaders wherever their aspirations take them.
Indonesian Batik Stole
The Indonesian Batik stole is worn by participants who identify with the Indonesian cultural heritage. The stole is blue and gold, the University colors, and is embellished with batik, a traditional fabric that is an important part of life as an Indonesian. Specific designs are worn for special occasions and other everyday designs are commonly worn in work and academic settings. The Andrews Society of Indonesian Students’ motto is Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, which means “Unity in Diversity.” Graduates wear the stole as a way to honor their homeland, the University, and all they have achieved during their time at Andrews.
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Kente Stole
The Kente stole is worn by participants who identify with the Pan-African cultural heritage. On the Kente stole the gold emblem is an Adinkra symbol called NEA ONNIM NO SU A, OHU. This translates to “He who does not know can know from learning.” It symbolizes knowledge, lifelong education and the continued quest for knowl-edge. The red, black, green and gold are the Pan-African (people of African birth, descent or heritage) colors.
Southern Asia Cultural Stole
The Southern Asia stole is worn by participants who identify with the cultural heritage of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Though geographically all these countries and cultures are close, there are some sharp differences between them. The paisley (boteh) design in the stole is a common design in South Asia, used in various decorations for celebra-tions of significant events. The colors, green and gold, are represented in the different countries’ flags and/or have some significant cultural significance to each country. The stole is presented to graduates by previous Southern Asian graduates, akin to the elders in the community giving advice to the youth before they become independent individuals.
Program NotesThe Processional
Regalia: A Grand Processional on DiaDemata, by Kenneth Logan, professor of music, received its premiere presentations at the Andrews University spring 2001 commencements. University President Niels-Erik Andreasen commissioned Regalia in August 1999 for use in University commencements. Its title draws inspiration both from the traditional “regalia” garments of commencement services and from a hymn text associated with the hymn tune on which the composition is based. DiaDemata is that grand melody graced by the regal words, “Crown Him with many crowns, The Lamb upon His throne; Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns, All music but its own!...” (Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal, No. 223)
Thus, on this ceremonial occasion the organ processional evokes this surpassing context—the resplendent coronation of Jesus Christ—in which all earthly ceremony pales by comparison. In keeping with University tradition, Regalia provides distinct fanfares before the processionals of graduates, faculty and president’s party. In the remaining sections the emphasis falls on transformations of the DiaDemata melody.
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College and Academic Program Special Services Each of the following special services were hosted virtually on platforms such as Zoom and Facebook.
Friday, May 1, 11 a.m. Annual Recognition and Awards Forum
Friday, May 1, 7 p.m. Cultural Graduation Stoles Celebration
Friday, May 1, 8 p.m. School of Business Administration Student Awards & Ethics Oath Ceremony
Friday, May 1, 9 p.m. New Life Fellowship Special Service for Graduates
Saturday, May 2, 11:45 a.m. One Place Fellowship (will include special recognition for graduates)
Saturday, May 2, 3 p.m. Department of History & Political Science-—Celebrate our Graduates
Saturday, May 2, 4 p.m. Department of Religion & Biblical Languages Senior Dedication
Saturday, May 2, 4 p.m. Dedication Service for SDA Theological Seminary Graduates: “Reflecting the Son”
Saturday, May 2, 4–5 p.m. Department of Engineering Virtual Graduation Celebration
Saturday, May 2, 5 p.m. Department of Biology Recognition of Graduates
Saturday, May 2, 5 p.m. Department of Sustainable Agriculture Recognition of Graduates
Saturday, May 2, 5 p.m. Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduation Bon Voyage
Saturday, May 2, 5 p.m. Department of International Languages & Global Studies— Honoring Achievements: Succès & Triunfo
Saturday, May 2, 5:30–7:30 p.m. School of Social Work Graduation Celebration
Saturday, May 2, 6 p.m. Department of Mathematics Celebration of Graduates
Saturday, May 2, 6–7:30 p.m. Department of Music “Music: My Home”
Saturday, May 2, 6 p.m. School of Population Health, Nutrition & Wellness Dedication & Celebration of our Graduates
Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m. School of Architecture & Interior Design Vespers & Celebration of our Graduates
Post-Commencement Special Service
Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m. Nursing Consecration Service
Friday, May 29, TBD Teacher Dedication Service
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STATEMENT OF MISSION
Andrews University, a distinctive Seventh-day Adventist Christian institution, transforms its students by educating them to seek knowledge and affirm faith in order to change the world.
Andrews University students will:
SEEK KNOWLEDGE as they
• Engage in intellectual discovery and inquiry
• Demonstrate the ability to think clearly and critically
• Communicate effectively
• Understand life, learning, and civic responsibility from a Christian point of view
• Demonstrate competence in their chosen disciplines and professions
AFFIRM FAITH as they
• Develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Deepen their faith commitment and practice
• Demonstrate personal and moral integrity
• Embrace a balanced lifestyle, including time for intellectual, social, spiritual, and
physical development
• Apply understanding of cultural differences in diverse environments
CHANGE THE WORLD as they go forth to
• Engage in creative problem-solving and innovation
• Engage in generous service to meet human needs
• Apply collaborative leadership to foster growth and promote change
• Engage in activities consistent with the worldwide mission of the Seventh-day
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